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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 20, 1890. 



The Young Eel.— Mr. L. G-. Harron, who has had 

 charge 0 f the shad seining at the Fort Washington station 

 of the TJ. S. Fish Cornrnission for several years, and who 

 has been a fisherman for the greater part of his life, says 

 that he has frequently dug up great knots or clusters of 

 young eels out of the mud in the spring of the year. 

 Some" of these young were not longer than two inches. 

 Mr. D. "W. Keiily, formerly employed at the Battery 

 Island station, near Havre de Grace, Md., confirms Mr. 

 Harron's statement and further says that he has known 

 the pet cocks in the hatchery at that station to be choked 

 up during the shad hatching season by young eels rang- 

 ing from one inch to two inches in length. These locali- 

 ties it will be observed, are in fresh water and the facts 

 noted would seem to indicate that the eel does not always 

 go into salt water to deposit its eggs. These statements 

 are important also inasmuch as they approximately fix 

 the spawning season of the eel. The shad hatching season 

 at Havre de Grace opens in May and eels measuring only 

 one inch in length were probably not more than a few 

 months old at the utmost. This would indicate that the 

 species breeds in some localities in mid-winter. 



A Channel Bass Astray.— There was taken in a gill- 

 net this morning at Fortescue, in the Delaware Bay, 

 about twenty five miles above Cape May, a channel bass 

 (locally called red drum) weighing l£lbs. This seems to 

 me remarkable enough to be put on record. I have never 

 known a channel bass in New Jersey waters of a less 

 weight than 201bs., and have never in these waters heard 

 of one. being taken so far from the ocean, — F. S. J. C. 

 (Nov. 14). 



Salt- Water Fishing.— At Provincetown, Mass., small 

 mackerel and the common salt-water smelt were abund- 

 ant Nov. 10, and the hook and line fishermen were en- 

 joying rare sport fishing for them from the wharves. — B. 



The American Fish Hook Co., of New Haven, Conn., have 

 just issued a new revised catalogue and price list of their goods, 

 which will be of interest to all anglers and dealers in anglers 1 

 suppli' s There are hoots of all kinds; spear-pointed hoots, 

 hollow-pointed books, trout hooks, bass and salmon hooks, blue- 

 fish and halibut hooks. The Aliord & Berkele Co., 77 Chambers 

 street, N. Y., whose advertisement appears in another column, 

 are the selling agents.— Adv. 



GEORGIA FISHCULTURE. 



THE report of the Commissioner of Agriculture of the 

 State of Georgia for the year 1889-'90 includes that of 

 the Superintendent of Fisheries, Dr. H. H. Cary, of La 

 Grange. Under date of Oct. 20, 1890, Dr. Carv briefly re- 

 views the operations of the Fish Commission. Remarkable 

 success has attended the artificial propagation of the shad 

 during the last decade. Ten years ago none of the Georgia 

 streams emptying into the Gulf of Mexico contained shad, 

 but now the species is well established m rivers belonging 

 to that watershed and there is no scarcity of spawning fish 

 for the purposes of artifical propagation, if the State Legis- 

 lature would only appropriate money to carry on the work. 

 The shad fry deposited in Georgia rivers have' been obtained 

 from the TJ. S. Fish Commission, and during the last two 

 years 13,848,000 have come from that source. A notable in- 

 crease in the catch of shad was observed since the last 

 report. In the Withlacoochee, a river of lower Georgia, 

 which passes through Florida and empties into the Gulf of 

 Mexico, the. introduced shad have recently made their ap- 

 pearance. 



Dr. Cary states that over 5,000 ponds have been stocked 

 with carp during the last ten years. They are increasing 

 rapidly and are very popular. A drainage apparatus devised 

 by the doctor for use in carp ponds is illustrated in this re- 

 port. The attempt to introduce California salmon into 

 Georgia waters has been unsuccessful, and Dr. Gary doubts 

 the probability of success with brook trout, except in a few 

 of the most northern counties, and even there it is not 

 known if the streams contain suitable food. 



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All communications must reach us by Tuesday 

 of the week they are to be published; and should 

 be sent as much earlier as may be convenient. 



LAKE AUBURN FISH PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. 

 — Editor Forest and Stream: Since my last letter I have 

 made a brief visit to the Lake Auburn fish hatchery, and 

 find the work progressing admirably. Results have' been 

 beyond the expectations of us ail. As the Maine Fish Com- 

 missioner, Mr. Henry O. Stanley, expressed it. the success 

 has thus far been wonderful for so small a stream. The 

 ova after being fertilized are taken to the Lake Auburn 

 spring house to be hatched. The hatching house at East 

 Auburn is nearly completed and will be ready to receive a 

 portion of the trout eggs and what salmon eggs the State 

 can send. No doubt some errors will result from inexperi- 

 ence, but our men are earnest and enthusiastic, and with 

 the aid Mr. Stanley and Mr. Wright can give our associa- 

 tion has a good prospect of success in our first year's under- 

 taking. Would you kindly give the titles of latest and most 

 reliable works upon fishculture? When the season has 

 closed I will give you the exact results as to number of 

 eggs, size and number of fish.— A. G. Whitman. [The best 

 known American works on fishculture are advertised on 

 page vi. of the cover of Forest and Stream. The best 

 German work is Max von dem Borne's "Fischzucht." 

 Standard English books are Dr.- Day's "British and Irish 

 Salmonidas" and Sir James Maitland's "History of Howie- 

 toun."] 



TROUT REARING IN COLORADO.-At the new station 

 ot the U. b. Fish Commission, near Leadville, Colorado the 

 work of taking eggs from the brook trout is now in pro- 

 gress. About 8,000 breeders, of the two sexes, are available. 

 I he new hatchery building will receive its inside equipment 

 Wit hin the next sixty days, and an additional water supply 

 will be brought in from Evergreen Lakes. The building's 

 will accommodate 15,000,000 eggs. Dr. John Law, the promi- 

 nent nshculturist, of Colorado, has completed a new hatch- 

 ery tot various species of trout near the Evergreen Lakes 

 This is a private enterprise which has achieved remarkable 

 success. 



A woman entered a grocery on Michigan avenue one day 

 last week m something of a hurry and said to the proprietor- 



I want a glass fruit jar holding a quart, and you may put 

 half a pound of gunpowder into it," "Yes'm. New way to 

 f!u up c 1 r te ^r ac , hes? " "No sir. It's a way to do up a d6g." 



How P My boy Willie has got a dog under our barn and 

 he won't come out. Willie is going to blow him up." 



Great Scott ma'am, but if you explode this powder under 

 the bam you 11 set the building on lire!" "Would it really?" 



Ot course it would." "Willie will be terribly disappointed." 



But you 11 save the barn." "Well," she said as she picked 

 upjher money, ' I'll have to change mv plans. I'll buy him 

 an auger and let him boreholes in the floor and pour hot 

 water down on the dog."— Detroit Free Press. , m^m 



FIXTURES, 



DOG SHOWS. 



Dec. "0 to Jnti. 3, 1891 —First Dog Show of the Buckeye Poultry 

 and Pet Stock Association, at Canton, O. James Sterling, Secy, 

 39 North Market street. 



1891. 



Jan. 6 to 9.— Delaware and Susquehanna Poultry and Pet Stock 

 Association, at Binghamton. N. Y. 



Jan. IS to 17.— Third Annual Dog Show of the South Carolina 

 Poultry and Pet Stock Association, at Charleston, S. C. Benj. 

 Mclnness, Jr.. Secretary. 



Jan. 20 to 25.— First. Annual Dog Show of the Louisiana Poultry 

 and Pet. Sto"k Association, at New Orleans, La. A. E. Shaw, Sec- 

 retary, Box 1058. 



Jan. 20 to 25.— Dog Show of the Georgia Poultry and Pet Stock 

 Association, at Augusta, Ga. A. H. Vonderleith, Secretary. 



Jan. 21 to 26.— Dog Show <vf the Elmira Poultry and Pet Stock 

 Association, at Elmira. N. Y. Carl Hart, Secretary. 



Jan. 2" to 30.— Inaugural Dog Show of the South Carolina Ken- 

 nel Association, at Greenville, S. C. F. F. Capers, Secretary. 



Feb. 24 to 27.— Fifteenth Annual Dog Show Of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at New York. James M ortimer, Superintendent. 



March 3 to 6.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Maryland Kennel 

 Cluh. at Baltimore. Md. W. Stewart Diffenderffer, Secretary. 



March 10 to 13.— First Annual Dog Show of the Duquesne Kennel 

 Cluh, at Pittsburg. Pa. W. E. Littell, Secretary. 



March 16 to 19. — Inaugural Dog Show of the Washington City 

 Kennel Club, at Washington, D. C. 



March 24 to 37.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Massachusetts 

 Kennel Olub, Lynn. Mass. D.A.Williams, Secretary. 



March 31 to April 3.— Seventh Annual Dog Show of the New 

 England Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. E. K. Moore, Stcretary. 



Apnl 8 to 11.— Third Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah Ken- 

 nel Club, at Chicago, III. John L. Linceln, Jr., Secretary. 



April 14 to 17.— Fourth Dog Show of the Cleveland Kennel Club, 

 at Cleveland, O. C. M. Munhall, Secretary. 



Sept. 1 to 4.— Dog Show of the Youngstown Kennel Club, at 

 Youngstown, O. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

 Dec. 1.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Central Field Trials 

 Club, at Lexington, N. C. C. H. Odell, Mills Building, New York. 

 Secretary, 



1891. 



Jan. 19.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Kennel Club, 

 at Bakersfield, Cal. H. H. Briggs. Secretary. 



Feb. 3.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field Trials 

 Club. T. M. Brunby, Secretary, Marietta, Ga. 



INDIANA KENNEL CLUB'S FIELD TRIALS. 



THE fourth annual field trials of the Indiana Kennel Club 

 closed with the All-Aged Setter Stake Thursday, 

 Nov. 6. The grounds were not nearly so good as they were 

 last year. The birds were found very plentiful, and the 

 work of the dogs, as a whole, was of a very high order. Some 

 of the handlers displayed great judgment in handling their 

 dogs. The veterans, Morgan, Barker and Gleason, need no 

 praise from me, as they are well and favorably known 

 throughout the country. Among the younger men I desire 

 to mention, Messrs. Frank Richards, of Stewart, Me.; T. B7. 

 Poindexter, of Stanton Depot, Tenn.; Geo. A. McLin, of 

 Bicknell, Ind.; Robert Riley, of Indianapolis, Ind.; and John 

 Gude, of Appleton, Minn., as gentlemen well versed in their 

 chosen profession, and I bespeak for them all a bright future. 

 A large number of visitors were present from different parts 

 of the country, and" all seemed to enjoy the sport hugely. 

 The accommodations were ample, and every one praised tlie 

 good wholesome food furnished by Uncle Joe Buckles, of the 

 Central Hotel, his lunches were the best I have ever seen at 

 a field trial, and were brought to the grounds steaming hot. 

 The weather was very favorable throughout the trials, and 

 added greatly to the pleasure of those present. The judging 

 of the Puppy Stake was done bv Dr. J. B, Alexander, of 

 Louisville, Ky.; Mr. G. D. Jay, of Knkomo, Ind.; and Mr 

 W. M. Kerr, of lud ianapolis, Ind. All the other stakes were 

 judged by Dr. Alexander and Mr. Jay. In criticising the 

 decisions of the judges, I wish it distinctly understood that 

 I am not questioning their integrity, as they are my friends, 

 and their character is above rexiroach. Of the winners in 

 the different stakes I will speak briefly. 



Marie Bur, the first prize winner in 'the Puppy Stake, is a 

 small liver and white English setter bitch weighing about 

 351bs. In all of her heats, except the last one, she showed 

 considerable merit, and ought in another year to show up 

 well. Effie K., the winner of second, is a sappy little English 

 setter, black and white in color, and. although she is 

 not as brilliant as Marie Bur, she in another year will, in my 

 opinion, make a dog bard to beat. Nutwoodj the third prize 

 winner, is a large-sized liver and white pointer with au old 

 head on a young body, he goes with great dash for a dog of 

 his age, and should he live and start in an All-Aged Stake 

 next year he will make the winner very tired. 



Lone Jack, the first prize winner of the Members' Stake, 

 is a large-sized black and white English setter, with a good 

 nose, and a dog that will last all day. Mr. Robinson, bis 

 owner, uses him for his own private shooting; had this dos' 

 been put in the hands of a professional handler when he was 

 young, he would have made a dog hard to beat in any company. 

 Rosaline Wilkes, the second prize winner, is a medium- 

 sized black and white pointer, and judging from the work 

 done by her in her heat with Jubilee/is the best pointer 

 bitch I have ever seen start. Jubilee, the third prize winner, 

 is a very handsome blue belton and tan English setter, with 

 plenty of speed and range, but he seemed stale on game. 

 Hoosier Harry, the fourth prize winner, is a large-sized 

 liver and white pointer, who will give a gentleman plenty 

 of shooting, he is slow when in the vicinity of game, and 

 would rarely get lost from his handler. 



Reveler, the first prize winner in the Derby, is a medium- 

 sized black, white and tan English setter, with considerable 

 speed and range, and is very stylish and accurate in his 

 work; he will be a hard dog to beat in the Eastern circuit. 

 Trap, Jr., the second prize winner, is a small-sized lemon 

 and white English setter bitch, that is very quick in her 

 movements and has a very good nose; she is very good on 

 single birds. Coyote, the third prize winner, is a handsome 

 black, white and tan English setter bitch, with more speed 

 and range than any dog that started in the stake, but she 

 needs work on game to make her a sure winner. Jubilee, 

 the fourth prize winner, is described above: 



Lass of Bloomo.the first prize winner in the Pointer Stake 

 is a handsome liver and white bitch of medium size; she has 

 a good nose, and is a dangerous dog in any stake. Dolly C 

 the second prize winner, is a large-sized liver and white 

 bitch, with more speed and range than any dog that started 

 in the stake; she is very stylish and snappv in her work, and 

 was by far the best dog that ran in the stake. Croxlill, the 

 third prize winner, is a very handsome liver and white 

 bitch of about 551bs. weight. While she is not as snappy in 

 her work as the other winners, she is a very reliable dog 

 and one that would furnish a gentleman a nice day's shoot- 

 ing. 



Lilly Burges, the first prize winner in the Setter Stake 

 was the Derby winner last year, and was fully described at 

 that time. She has lost none of her ardor, and I warn the 

 boys East to lookout for her; she is a good one. Prince 

 Lucifer, the second prize winner, is a large-sized, up-headed, 

 wide-ranging black, white and tan English setter that stops 

 for no obstruction. When Barker gets him just right in Ms 

 work on birds, it will take a corker to beat him . Nannie B, 



the third prize winner, is a light-weight lemon and white 

 English setter, who performs very nicely on birds, and is 

 liable to get into the money in any' stake. 



The following sales were made during the trials: Mr. C. 

 W. Barker to Mr. G. D. Jay, of Kokoma, Ind.. a black, 

 white and tan unbroken bitch for $50. Mr. A. J. Gleason 

 sold to Mr. H, C. Pearce, of St. Lous, Mo., the liver and 

 white pointer dog puppy Paxico, 10}4 months old, by Ossian 

 out of Nellie E., for $375. Mr. Frank Richards sold to Mr. 

 H. Hulman, Jr., of Terre Haute, Ind., the orange and white 

 Euglish setter bitch Lilly Burges, by Gath's Mark out of 

 Esther, for $700 cash and a $75 hammerless shotgun, 



THE DERBY. 

 The Derby of the Indiana Kennel Club began at Bicknell, 

 Ind., Monday, Nov. 3, and was judged by Dr. J. B. Alex- 

 ander, of Louisville, Ky., and Mr. Gib. D. Jay, of Kokomo, 

 Ind. The dogs were drawn to run as follows, viz.: 



Ivan (R. B7 Morgan), black, white and tan English setter 

 dog (Gath's Mark— Esther), 



against 



Cricket (Harry S. New), orange and white English setter 

 bitch (Rush Gladstone — Quail). 



Sunol (E. Cadman), liyer and white pointer bitch (Corner- 

 stone— Dinorah), 



against 



QUEEN Vic (J. I. Case, Jr.), black, white and tan English 

 setter bitch (King Noble— Queen Vashti). 



Jubilee (J. M. Freeman), blue belton and tan English 

 setter dog (Gath's Mark— Esther), 



against 



Quail II. (Harry S. New), black, white and tan English 

 setter bitch (Rush Gladstone— Quail). 



RAKCHO (E. H, Perry), red Irish setter dog (Claremont 

 Patsy— Nino), 



against 



CANADIAN Queen (G. G. Pabst), black, white and tan Eng- 

 lish setter bitch (Locksley — Liddersdale). 



Reveler (W. B. Hill), black, white and tan English set- 

 ter dog (Gath's Mark— Esther), 



against 



Spotted Boy (Chas. Proctor), liver and white pointer ring 

 (Trinket's Bang-Nellie Bow). 



Penelope (Lebanon Kennels), lemon and white pointer 

 bitch (Lebanon— Penelope), 



against 



TRAP, Jr. (Samuel Grant), lemon and white English set- 

 ter bitch (Ruby's Druid— Trap). 



Coyote (J. I. Case, Jr.), black, white and inn English set- 

 ter bitch (King Noble— Cricket), a bye. 

 First Series. 



IVAN AND CRICKET. 

 Mr. R. B. Morgan's English setter dog Ivan, handled by 

 owner, and Hon. Harry S. New's orange and white English 

 setter bitch Cricket, handled by Robert Riley, were put 

 down iu a large open weed field on the E. Horn farm at 1) 

 A. M. Cricket, went away like a shot, and showed great 

 range and speed, while Ivan seemed to be without energy, 

 Cricket flushed some feeding birds Avhich she should have 

 pointed. Nothing more being done the dogs were taken up 

 at 9:26. 



SUNOL AND QUEEN VIC. 



Mr. E. Cadman's liver and white pointer bitch Sunol, 

 handled by A. J. Gleason, and Mr. J. I. Case, Jr. 's black, 

 white and tan bitch Queen Vic. handled by C. W. Barker, 

 were put down in stubble at 9:30. Sunol soon pointed, then 

 moved, and Queen did the same. In com Queen Vic flushed 

 a bevy and gave a short chase. Gleason called point for 

 Sunol. Queen Vic at same instant flushed the birds. The 

 dogs were taken up at 10:03. Queen Vic showed the most 

 speed and range, hut Sunol had more judgment. Neither 

 dog, however, showed much merit. 



JUU1LEE AND QUAIL II. 



Mr. J. M. Freeman's blue belton and tan Euglish setter 

 dog Jubilee, handled by G. A. McLin, and Hon. Hairy S. 

 New's black, white and tan Eoglish setter bitch Quail 11., 

 handled by Robert Riley, were put down in a stubble field 

 at 10:17. Quail found and pointed a. bevy ni eel y, and drop- 

 ped when Riley flushed the birds. Sent on Jubilee flushed 

 two birds, then he pointed a single and was steady to shot. 

 They were taken up at 1C:25. In style, speed and range they 

 were about equal. 



RANCHO AND CANADIAN QUEEN. 



Mr. F, K. Perry's red Irish setter Ranch o, handled by A. 

 J. Gleason, and Mr. G. G. Pabst's black, white and tail 

 English setter bitch Canadian Qaeen, handled by Frank 

 Richards, were put down in stub ole at 10:33. Queen made 

 one point on a. single bird near a fence. Neither dog showed 

 much disposition to hunt and should never have been 

 started. They were taken up at 1.0:15. 



REVELER AND SPOTTED BOY. 



Mr. W. B. Hill's black, white and tan English setter do? 

 Reveler, handled by Frank Richards, and Mr. Chas. Proctor's 

 liver and white pointer dog Spotted Boy, handled by owner, 

 were put down in stubble at 10:50. Reveler pointed a bevy 

 near a fence, Mr. Proctor also clai med a point on same birds. 

 The dogs were steady to wing. They were taken up at 

 11:19. In style, speed and range^ they were about equal. 

 PENELOPE AND TRAP, .JR. 



Lebanon Kennels' lemon and white pointer bitch Pene- 

 lope, handled by C. W. Barker, and Mr. Samuel Grant's 

 lemon and white" English setter bitch Trap, Jr,, handled by 

 John Gude, were put down in stubble at 11:25. Trap soon 

 pointed and Penelope backed. Mr. Gude not going far 

 enough ahead of his dog thought she was false pointing and 

 ordered her on, when she flushed a bevy. The birds were 

 followed. The dogs secured two points each on singles and 

 were steady, They were taken up at 11:33. In style, range 

 and speed they were both good, and they behaved very 

 nicely on scattered birds. 



Coyote, a bye, ran a side heat, and showed herself to be a 

 good one. 



Au adjournment was now taken for lunch. After dinner 

 the judges consulted and selected the following named dogs 

 to continue the running: Cricket against Jubilee, Quail II. 

 against Reveler, Spotted Boy against Trap, Jr., Coyote a 

 bye. Penelope having shown as much merit as Trap, Jr., 

 should have been given another chance. 



Second, Series. - 



CRICKET AND JUBILEE. 

 This brace was put down in stubble at 12:30. Jubi lee was 

 first to find. He pointed a single nicely and was steady to 

 shot. Then Cricken pointed two birds well and was steady 

 to wing. Jubilee next pointed a small bevy and was steady 

 to wing. Cricket then flushed a single, and Jubilee pointed 

 one and won. They were taken up at 12:44. In style, 

 range and speed they were both good; Jubilee was best on 

 game. 



QUAIL II. AND REVELER. 

 This pair was cast off in a stubble at 12:50. Quail pointed 

 a single and was steady towing; then she. pointed a single 

 just in time to save being charged with a flush. Then both 

 dogs pointed falsely. Reveler then nailed a single hand- 

 somely and was steady: then he pointed, but nothing was. 



